Digital Learning Library & Daily Editorial Notes

UGC has asked Governors’ offices to enforce its fee-refund rules (letter of 7 Oct 2026) after 150 complaints against 82 Tamil Nadu institutions. Exam facts.

Daily Brief, 20 Oct 2026: India–NZ FTA in force, CDS II result (8,956 qualify), India’s 11 medals on Para Games Day 1, Swavlamban 2026, UGC fee refunds.

UGC NET December 2026 now runs 14–18 and 21 Dec (was 14–19 Dec). City slip 23 Nov, admit card 7 Dec. Apply by 28 Oct on ugcnet.nta.nic.in. Key facts.

Daily Brief, 19 Oct 2026: UGC NET Dec dates revised, NEET UG stray result, Bihar STET from 25 Oct, INS Samarthak, SCO meet in Dushanbe, PM-SETU ITIs.

NTA Abhyas AI app (beta): free three-hour mock tests for JEE Main 2027, NEET and UGC NET in English and Hindi, with time-per-subject analysis.

UGC NET December 2026: apply 8–28 Oct; late 29–31 Oct; correction 2–4 Nov; CBT revised by NTA to 14–18 and 21 Dec 2026 (earlier 14–19 Dec).

Daily Brief, 15 Oct 2026: NEET UG OMR hearing, Maharashtra NEET stray round, UGC NET apply by 28 Oct (CBT now 14–18, 21 Dec), JEE Main Jan dates, SSC CGL.

SC directed UGC and regulators to issue public advisories so students verify authenticity before admission; context: fake “BS Medical College” in Etah, UP.

Updated NTA calendar: UGC NET 14–18 and 21 Dec 2026; CSIR NET 19, 22 and 27 Dec; JEE Main 2027 S1 22–30 Jan; CMAT and CUET PG 2027 windows (tentative).

Exam calendars: UGC NET now 14–18 and 21 Dec 2026 (revised); JEE Main 2027 S1 22–30 Jan; CUET PG around March 2027; UPSC CMSE PT and GAT in October.

Daily Brief, 2 Oct 2026: RBI BIS and shareholding Directions, PIB appointments, SSC JE/CPO/CHSL cluster, UGC NET now 14–18 and 21 Dec.